But I couldn't cut the mustard. So the guy gave me the gate.
6 seconds sound clip from the Symphony In Slang (Tex Avery, 1951) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:01:53 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Well, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
- Then I seemed to grow up overnight.
- But I couldn't cut the mustard. So the guy gave me the gate.
- So I went back to my little hole in the wall.
- I was beside myself with anger.
- Then I decided to get a train ticket to Texas.
- And there I made some dough punchin' cattle.
- From there I flew to Chicago. There a beautiful girl stepped into the picture.
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